databank

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/ˈdeɪ̯.tə.bæŋk//ˈdæt.ə-//ˈdɑː.tə-/

noun

A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure).

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Meanings

noundatabank (plural databanks)

plural databanks · alternative data bank

  1. A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure).

    The FBI, in cooperation with states' crime laboratories, has established its own databank called Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

    1997, Paul G. Stimson, Curtis A. Mertz, Forensic dentistry, →ISBN, page 58
  2. An organization dedicated to maintaining a database.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
database

Origin

From data + bank.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch databank
  • databankorganization maintaining a database
Finnish tietopankki
  • tietopankkiorganization maintaining a database
Polish bank danych
  • bank danychorganization maintaining a database
Cite this entry
APA

databank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databank

MLA

“databank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databank. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “databank,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databank.

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